21. We went right round to the west coast by ______ sea instead of driving across ______ continent.
A. the; the B.不填；the C. the; 不填 D. 不填；不填
解析：B 题意：我们乘船径直到了西海岸，而不是开车横跨大陆去的。本题考查冠词用法。表示乘坐交通工具，介词by直接接表示交通的名词。如：by car乘轿车，by plane乘飞机，而by sea=by ship/boat乘船。Continent前加定冠词the，表示大家都知道，特指。
22. —Do you mind if I record your lecture?
—______. Go ahead.
A. Never mind B. No way
C. Not at all D. No. You’d better not
解析：C 题意：“如果我把你的演讲录音，您介意吗？”“没关系，你录吧。”本题考查交际用语。Do (Would) you mind if I ...? 和Do you mind my doing ...?(我做……你介意吗？） 的常见回答有： No, of course not; No, not at all; Not at all, go ahead; Certainly not; No, I don't mind; Go ahead, I don't mind; No, please do.(以上表示不介意）或者I'm sorry ... I'm afraid ... （表示介意时）,故选C项。而Never mind“不要紧，没关系”，常用于表示安慰，用来回答别人的道歉；No way“没门”，拒绝别人，语气强烈；No. You’d better not太直白，不符合表达习惯。
23. —Is Peter there?
—______, please. I’ll see if I can find him for you.
A. Hold up B. Hold on C. Hold out D. Hold off
解析：B 题意：“Peter在那吗？”“请等一下，我看是否能为你找到他。”本题考查动词短语辨析。Hold on是打电话常用的短语，意为“稍等，等一下”，合题意，故正确答案为B项。 Hold up举起，支持住； Hold out伸出； Hold off不使挨近(挡住,耽搁,离开)。
24. The Science Museum, ______ we visited during a recent trip to Britain, is one of London’s tourist attractions.
A. which B. what C. that D. where
解析：A 题意：最近，在英国的一次旅行中，我们访问的那家科学博物馆是英国的游览胜地之一。本题考查定语从句连接词的选用。这是一个非限制性定语从句，先行词是Museum，是地点名词，是主句的主语又充当从句的宾语，故排除D项；Ｃ项不能引导非限制性定语从句，也排除；而句子只需要一个连接词，故排除Ｂ项，正确答案为Ａ项。
25. —I can’t repair these until tomorrow, I’m afraid.
—That’s OK, there’s ______.
A. no problem B. no wonder C. no doubt D. no hurry
解析：Ｄ 题意：“ 恐怕只有到明天我才能修理这些东西。”“没什么，不着急。”本题考查no 短语的额用法区别。There is no problem 一般后接doing 或in doing sth，意为“做…..没有问题、麻烦”；There is no wonder“没有……奇怪的”，后面常接that 从句； There is no doubt that ……干……毫无疑问；There is no hurry不急，只有D项符合题意。
26. —It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help.
—That’s right._______.
A. Many hands make light work B. Something is better than nothing
C. The more the merrier D. The sooner begun, the sooner done
解析：A 题意：“晚会后，如果我们都自主去帮忙清理会场，本不应该花费太长的时间。”“说的对，人多好办事吗”本题考查谚语的应用。Many hands make light work人多好办事；Something is better than nothing有比没有好；The more the merrier多多益善；The sooner begun, the sooner done开始的越早，完成的越早。只有A符合题意。
27. It is often said that the joy of traveling is ______ in arriving at your destination ______ in the journey itself. A. 不填；but B. 不填；or C. not; or D. not; but
解析：D 题意：人们常说旅行的快乐不是在于到达目的地，而是在于整个旅行本身。本题考查句子语义的理解。若是选择A项，句子不通；若是选择B项和C项，不合生活常识；故选D项，not …but….不是……而是。
28. —Why do you suggest we buy a new machine?
—Because the old one has been damaged ______.
A. beyond reach B. beyond repair
C. beyond control D. beyond description
解析：B 题意：“你为什么建议我们买一台新的机器？”“因为那台旧机器坏的已经无法修理”。本题考查介词短语辨析。beyond reach够不着，找不到，消失；beyond repair 无法修理；beyond control失控；beyond description无法形容，根据对话内容，B项符合题意，为正确答案。
29. —They are quiet, aren’t they?
—Yes. They are accustomed ______ at meals.
A. to talk B. to not talk C. to talking D. to not talking
解析：D 题意：“他们很安静，不是吗？”“是的，他们习惯于在吃饭的时候不说话。”本题考查固定短语的用法。be accustomed to“习惯于”，后接名词、相当于名词的词或短语，若接动词，接动词的doing形式。若是be not accustomed to“不习惯于”，若是be accustomed to not doing…“习惯于不……”,故正确答案为D项。
30. It is ______ to spend money on preventing illnesses by promoting healthy living rather than spending it trying to make people ______ after they are ill.
A. good; good B. well; better C. better; better D. better; good
解析：C 题意：把钱花在通过提升人们的生活条件来预防生病要比生病后花钱使他们健康起来更好。本题考查形容词用法。 “花钱预防生病和花钱使生病的人好起来”进行比较， 所以第一空用better, 花钱是使生病的人比生病不花钱时更好起来，所以第二个空也用比较级better,故C项正确。
31. —I’m still working on my project.
—Oh, you’ll miss the deadline. Time is ______.
A. running out B. going out C. giving out D. losing out
解析：A 题意：“我还在搞这个设计呢。”“哦，你将超过截止日期了，时间就要到期了。”本题考查动词短语用法辨析。running out“ 到期”，符合题意，为正确答案。go out熄灭，外出 ；give out“分发，用完”，常用于具体的实物； lose out常与介词to 连用，表示“输给，被……取代”。
32. ______ you eat the correct foods ______ be able to keep fit and stay healthy.
A. only if; will you B. Only if; you will
C. Unless; will you D. Unless; you will
解析：A 题意：你只有食用合适的食物，才会有健康的身体。本题考查句子语义的理解。
only if，副词only是中心词,而从属连接词if则只是用来连接从句的，因此，它表示“只有……(才)，只有在……的时候，唯一的条件是……”的意思，所以A项正确。而若选C项， C项的will 后要加not.
33. —I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.
—I think so. He ______ for it for months.
A. is preparing B. was preparing
C. had been preparing D. has been preparing
解析：D 题意：“我确信Andrew会在决赛中获得一等奖。”“我也这样想，他已经准备了好几个月了。”本题考查时态。A项表示现在在准备，B项表示在过去的某一时间在准备，C项表示从过去的某一个时间点开始准备一直持续到过去的某个时间点，表示过去，以上均与题意不符。D项表示从过去的某一个时间点开始准备一直持续到现在仍在准备，决赛还没有进行，故D项正确。
34. To learn English well, we should find opportunities to hear English ______ as much as we can.
A. speak. B. speaking C. spoken D. to speak
解析：C 题意：为了学好英语，我们应该找机会去尽可能地听别人说英语。本题考查非谓语动词。A项和B项不合题意，D项就更不正确了，hear后面不能接to do形式。只有C项正确， English被说。
35. —I’m sorry. I ______ at you the other day.
—Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself.
A. shouldn’t shout B. shouldn’t have shouted
C. mustn’t shout D. mustn’t have shouted
解析：B 题意：“ 对不起，几天前，我本不该向你大喊大叫的。”“忘了吧，不要往心里去，我自己也有点失控。”本题考查情态动词和虚拟语气。A项意为“不应该大喊”，C项意为“不许大喊”，D项表示对过去情况的很否定的推测，意为“本禁止做某事可实际上却做了”，以上均与题意不符；而B项表示对过去情况的推测，意为“本不该做某事可实际上却做了”，符合题意。
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist(打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.
“Early on I decided not to allow the 36 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 37 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion(酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my 38 . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 39 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 40 me.”
“My 41 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 42 to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 43 the pitch of a note(音调高低) by the vibrations(振动) I feel through my body and through my 44 . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 45 that I have.”
“I was 46 to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 47 this before and some teachers 48 my admission. Based on my performance, I was 49 admitted and went on to 50 with the academy’s highest honours.”
“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I 51 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 52 had been written specially for solo percussionists.”
“I have been a soloist for over ten years. 53 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t 54 that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 55 by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”
36. A. conditions B. opinions C. actions D. recommendations
解析：B Evelyn Glennie不允许自己受他人的观点、想法而妨碍自己成为一名音乐家，他人的这些想法、观点无非就是说自己是个残疾人，故B项为正确答案。Conditions条件，recommendation推荐。
37. A. enjoying B. choosing C. taking D. giving
解析：C 当我8岁的时候就开始上钢琴课，take… lessons意为“上…课”,而give sb.a lesson意为“给某人上课”。故选C项。
38. A. sight B. hearing C. touch D. taste 解
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